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New
Delhi,
Apr
04:
The
Congress
has
assured
the
Union
Housing
and
Urban
Affairs
Ministry
that
it
will
vacate
an
accommodation
in
Chanakyapuri
in
Lutyens’ Delhi
by
April
15,
official
sources
said
on
Monday.
The
assurance
came
days
after
the
Directorate
of
Estates
issued
a
show-cause
notice
to
the
party
asking
it
to
vacate
a
flat
which
was
earlier
occupied
by
party
chief
Sonia
Gandhi’s
aide
Vincent
Gorge
in
Chanakyapuri.
Sources
said
that
Congress
leader
Pawan
Kumar
Bansal
has
submitted
in
written
that
the
party
will
vacate
the
Chanakyapuri
flat
by
April
15.
In
the
eviction
notice
issued
on
March
25,
the
directorate
had
flagged
the
“unauthorised
occupation”
of
the
flat
and
said
it
should
be
vacated.
The
notice
said
the
allotment
for
the
accommodation
was
cancelled
in
2013
by
the
directorate.
According
to
the
officials,
damages
amounting
to
approximately
Rs
3
crore
can
be
levied
on
the
Congress
for
overstaying
at
the
Chanakyapuri
property.
The
party
had
been
asked
to
respond
to
the
notice
within
three
working
days.
Meanwhile,
eviction
proceedings
will
be
launched
on
Tuesday
against
BJP
Lok
Sabha
MP
and
former
Union
minister
P
C
Sarangi
to
vacate
the
10
Pandit
Pant
Marg
bungalow,
sources
said
on
Monday.
“We
have
asked
the
Delhi
Police
to
provide
security
personnel
to
start
the
eviction
proceedings
against
the
illegal
occupant
of
the
10
Pandit
Pant
Marg
bungalow,”
a
source
told
PTI.
They
also
said
that
on
Wednesday,
similar
proceedings
will
be
initiated
against
BJP
Lok
Sabha
MP
and
former
Union
minister
Ram
Shankar
Katheria,
and
the
police
force
has
been
requested
to
provide
security
cover.
As
part
of
its
action
against
illegal
occupants
of
government
bungalows,
the
ministry
had
evicted
Lok
Sabha
MP
Chirag
Paswan
last
week
from
the
12,
Janpath
bungalow
allotted
to
his
late
father
Ram
Vilas
Paswan
in
1990.
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Updated: Monday, April 4, 2022, 21:51 [IST] New Delhi, Apr 04: The Congress has assured the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry that it will vacate an accommodation in Chanakyapuri in Lutyens’ Delhi by April 15, official sources said on Monday. The assurance came days after the Directorate of Estates issued a show-cause notice to the party asking it to vacate a flat which was earlier occupied by party chief Sonia Gandhi’s aide Vincent Gorge in Chanakyapuri. Sources said that Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal has submitted in written that the party will vacate the Chanakyapuri flat by April 15. In the eviction notice issued on March 25, the directorate had flagged the “unauthorised occupation” of the flat and said it should be vacated. The notice said the allotment for the accommodation was cancelled in 2013 by the directorate. According to the officials, damages amounting to approximately Rs 3 crore can be levied on the Congress for overstaying at the Chanakyapuri property. The party had been asked to respond to the notice within three working days. Meanwhile, eviction proceedings will be launched on Tuesday against BJP Lok Sabha MP and former Union minister P C Sarangi to vacate the 10 Pandit Pant Marg bungalow, sources said on Monday. “We have asked the Delhi Police to provide security personnel to start the eviction proceedings against the illegal occupant of the 10 Pandit Pant Marg bungalow,” a source told PTI. They also said that on Wednesday, similar proceedings will be initiated against BJP Lok Sabha MP and former Union minister Ram Shankar Katheria, and the police force has been requested to provide security cover. As part of its action against illegal occupants of government bungalows, the ministry had evicted Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan last week from the 12, Janpath bungalow allotted to his late father Ram Vilas Paswan in 1990.